Ajuga bracteosa Wall. ex Benth. |
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Botanical Name |
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Ajuga bracteosa Wall. ex Benth. |
English
Name |
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Bungle |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A diffusely branched, aromatic annual. Stem or branches erect or ascending; leaves ovate, oblanceolate or sub-spathulate, sinuate-toothed or nearly entire; flowers small, crowded in axillary whorls forming leafy spikes. |
| Herb Effects |
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Produces spasms and anticancer (50% EtOH extract of plant); antihelmintic and antisyphilitic (root bark); astringent, febrifugal, stimulant, aperient, tonic, diuretic and depurative (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ceryl alcohol, beta-sitosterol and gamma-sitosterol (from nonsaponifiable fraction); cerotic, palmitic and oleic acid (from saponifiable fraction); from 50% EtOH extract of plant. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ceryl alcohol |
506-52-5 |
Hexacosan-1-ol |
C26H54O |
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| Beta-sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| gamma-Sitosterol |
83-46-5 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hexyl)-10,13-di
methyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,1
0,11,12,13
,14,15,1
6,17-tetradecahydro-
1H-cyclopenta[a]phen
anthren-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Purifying blood and for fever (leaf juice); burns and boils (leaf powder); fever, skin diseases and joint pain (root bark); gout and rheumatism, palsy and amenorrhoea (plant). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Khan PM. Malik A. Ahmad S. Nawaz HR. Withanolides from Ajuga parviflora. J Nat Prod 1999 Sep;62(9):1290-2. |
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